 | Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 508 pages
...accountable to God herein. The apostle lays down one general rule ; Every man, according1 as he fntrposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver, 2 Cor. ix. 7. But though we pretend not to determine the exact proportion... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 554 pages
...and he which soweth bountifully, shall reap also bouutii'ully. Every man according as he purpose"1 in his heart; so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound towards you ; that yc always having... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1818 - 326 pages
...sparingly, and he that soweth " bountifully, shall reap also bountifully." He adds : " Every man according as he purposeth " in his heart, (so let him give:) not grudgingly, " but of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful " giver." Neither was there any proportion specifically... | |
 | Robert Balfour - 1819 - 262 pages
...following our text, the apostle gives this very account of liberal charity. " Every man ac" cording as he purposeth in his heart, so let " him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity, for " God loveth a cheerful giver." Thus we are taught to estimate charity by a comparative view of it with our... | |
 | 1819 - 488 pages
...also sparingly ; and he which soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of 0 James, ii. 15, 16. r Uohn, iii. 17. i 1 Cor. xvi. 1, S, 3. r 2 Cor. viii. 1 — *. • 8 Cor. viii.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 448 pages
...tie in the exercise of honesty ! SERMON XIX. 2 CORINTHIANS, CHAP. IX. TERSE 7. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart so let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver. THE frequency with which the duty of almsgiving has of late been rccon.mtnded:... | |
 | Charles Stokes Dudley - 1821 - 620 pages
...reap also sparingly ; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly nor of necessity : for GOD loveth a cheerful giver." 3d. If any man should say. The trifle I can afford... | |
 | 1876 - 1204 pages
...reap also sparingly ; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver." God loveth a cheerful giver ; but he is not a cheerful giver who is lavish... | |
 | 1822 - 602 pages
...themselves set him the example; remembering always the Apostolic direction : " Every " man according as .he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; " not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful " giver." " , . On the .whole, while we wish that Mr. Jones had kept clear of these... | |
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He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver. 
